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Benjamin Yaroch edited this page Jan 2, 2021 · 1 revision

Launching Application

You can launch the bridge application by double-clicking the executable or running it from a command-line prompt ("wcTallyBridge.exe” or “vmixTallyBridge.exe”). For Wirecast the software monitors a single layer in Wirecast (3 by default) and changes the tally lights based on what is currently live or in preview on that layer. For vMix the software monitors both input and overlay and changes the tally lights based on what is currently live or in preview.

Mapping Lights to Shot

To map a tally light to a shot you must add special characters to the shot name. You need add two brackets, a “T”, a colon, and the ID numbers of the tally lights you want to control. For multiple IDs each must be separate by a comma.

So, for a single tally light you would add the following to the shot name [T:2] which would activate the tally light with an ID of 2. For a PIP shot [T:1,2] which would activate tally lights with an ID of 1 and 2.

Command-line Options

Wirecast

By default, the software will monitor layer 3 in Wirecast, however you can change to a different layer (1-5) by using the “Set Layer” command-line option.

Wirecast command-line options and examples of their use.

  • Set Layer: -l [layer number] or --layer [layer number] (“wcTallyBridge.exe -l 2”)
  • Bind to Adapter: -b or –-bind (“wcTallyBridge.exe –bind”)
  • Help: -h or -–help (“wcTallyBridge.exe -h”)

vMix

NOTE: The latest version of firmware has native support for vMix making the bridge software optional.

By default, the software will use a localhost IP of 127.0.0.1 and a Port of 8088. These are the defaults for vMix, however you can change to a remote IP or name allowing you to run this application on a separate machine.

vMix command-line options and examples of their use.

  • Set Address: -a [IP or Computer Name] or --address [IP or Computer Name] (“vmixTallyBridge.exe -a 192.168.1.2”)
  • Port: -p [Port Number] or --port [Port Number] (“vmixTallyBridge.exe -p 8082”)
  • Bind to Adapter: -b or –-bind (“wcTallyBridge.exe –bind”)
  • Help: -h or -–help (“vmixTallyBridge.exe -h”)

Troubleshooting

Lights Not Responding – This can occur when data is being sent to the wrong network adapter. The easiest way to resolve this is to disable all the network adapters you aren’t using. Alternatively, you can try the “Bind to Adapter” command-line option which will send data to the network card that is connected to the internet.

Another reason the lights might not respond is due to the network configuration. This software uses multicast to send data to the lights. Most routed networks block multicast data across subnets so you need to ensure that multicast is allowed on the network. A simple test is to connect the entire system to a private access point or router, if everything functions correctly multicast is likely blocked on your network.

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